# Accident 20031203036499A: Piper PA28R200, Morenci, AZ, December 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Morenci, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3467° N, 109.4917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3467&lon=-109.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1451T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1451T-2013-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031203036499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD LANDING ON A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX04CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA063), Dec 3, 2003: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1451T), Morenci, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive landing flare, which resulted in an improper touchdown and hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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